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From press release
Marco Wittmann scored the maiden victory of his DTM career in the season opener at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg. It was also the first win for the BMW Team RMG and a perfect debut for the new BMW M4 DTM.
The 24-year old German driver already took the lead soon after the start on the third of 42 laps and didn't lose it anymore until the finish.
"I am overjoyed. After two difficult years for the RMG team, this victory is very good for everyone," the BMW driver commented after his first victory in the eleventh DTM race of his career.
"I kept an eye on the drivers behind me in the rear-view mirror all the time and I knew that the drivers with option tyres would be quicker than me towards the end of the race. However, my margin was big enough."
"A fantastic result and a great debut for the new BMW M4 DTM," added BMW Motorsport boss Jens Marquardt.
"Marco Wittmann has shown an impressive performance and scored a deserved maiden victory in the DTM. This is only his second year in this series, so this success is all the more impressive."
In total, 75,000 spectators attended the opening weekend of the 2014 DTM season.
Race results* - Hockenheim (race 1 of 10)
1 - Marco Wittmann (BMW M4) - RMG - 42 laps 1.06'40"548
2 - Mattias Ekstrom (Audi RS5) - Abt - 12"869
3 - Adrien Tambay (Audi RS5) - Abt - 14"879
4 - Mike Rockenfeller (Audi RS5) - Phoenix - 17"593
5 - Timo Glock (BMW M4) - MTEK - 21"780
6 - Bruno Spengler (BMW M4) - Schnitzer - 23"513
7 - Martin Tomczyk (BMW M4) - Schnitzer - 24"082
8 - Augusto Farfus (BMW M4) - RBM - 24"913
9 - Timo Scheider (Audi RS5) - Phoenix - 26"138
10 - Joey Hand (BMW M4) - RBM - 34"759
11 - Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 53"857
12 - Gary Paffett (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 57"264
13 - Miguel Molina (Audi RS5) - Abt - 59"161
14 - Paul Di Resta (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 1'00"858
15 - Christian Vietoris (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 1'02"062
16 - Nico Muller (Audi RS5) - Rosberg - 1'02"479
17 - Vitaly Petrov (Mercedes C-Coupe) - Mucke - 1'06"591
18 - Robert Wickens (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 1'11"152
19 - Daniel Juncadella (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 1 lap
20 - Maxime Martin (BMW M4) - RMG - 1 lap
Retirements
Lap 38 - Antonio Felix da Costa
Lap 31 - Edoardo Mortara
Lap 2 - Jamie Green
Championship
1.Wittmann 25 points; 2.Ekstrom 18; 3.Tambay 15; 4.Rockenfeller 12; 5.Glock 10; 6.Spengler 8; 7.Tomczyk 6; 8.Farfus 4; 9.Scheider 2; 10.Hand
*Unofficial results
Marco Wittmann scored the maiden victory of his DTM career in the season opener at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg. It was also the first win for the BMW Team RMG and a perfect debut for the new BMW M4 DTM.
The 24-year old German driver already took the lead soon after the start on the third of 42 laps and didn't lose it anymore until the finish.
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| Marco Wittmann, BMW M4 DTM (Photo: DTM.com) |
"I am overjoyed. After two difficult years for the RMG team, this victory is very good for everyone," the BMW driver commented after his first victory in the eleventh DTM race of his career.
"I kept an eye on the drivers behind me in the rear-view mirror all the time and I knew that the drivers with option tyres would be quicker than me towards the end of the race. However, my margin was big enough."
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| Start at Hockenheimring (Photo: DTM.com) |
"A fantastic result and a great debut for the new BMW M4 DTM," added BMW Motorsport boss Jens Marquardt.
"Marco Wittmann has shown an impressive performance and scored a deserved maiden victory in the DTM. This is only his second year in this series, so this success is all the more impressive."
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| Podium (Photo: DTM.com) |
In total, 75,000 spectators attended the opening weekend of the 2014 DTM season.
Race results* - Hockenheim (race 1 of 10)
1 - Marco Wittmann (BMW M4) - RMG - 42 laps 1.06'40"548
2 - Mattias Ekstrom (Audi RS5) - Abt - 12"869
3 - Adrien Tambay (Audi RS5) - Abt - 14"879
4 - Mike Rockenfeller (Audi RS5) - Phoenix - 17"593
5 - Timo Glock (BMW M4) - MTEK - 21"780
6 - Bruno Spengler (BMW M4) - Schnitzer - 23"513
7 - Martin Tomczyk (BMW M4) - Schnitzer - 24"082
8 - Augusto Farfus (BMW M4) - RBM - 24"913
9 - Timo Scheider (Audi RS5) - Phoenix - 26"138
10 - Joey Hand (BMW M4) - RBM - 34"759
11 - Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 53"857
12 - Gary Paffett (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 57"264
13 - Miguel Molina (Audi RS5) - Abt - 59"161
14 - Paul Di Resta (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 1'00"858
15 - Christian Vietoris (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 1'02"062
16 - Nico Muller (Audi RS5) - Rosberg - 1'02"479
17 - Vitaly Petrov (Mercedes C-Coupe) - Mucke - 1'06"591
18 - Robert Wickens (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 1'11"152
19 - Daniel Juncadella (Mercedes C-Coupe) - HWA - 1 lap
20 - Maxime Martin (BMW M4) - RMG - 1 lap
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| Bruno Spengler, BMW M4 DTM (Photo: BMW) |
Retirements
Lap 38 - Antonio Felix da Costa
Lap 31 - Edoardo Mortara
Lap 2 - Jamie Green
Championship
1.Wittmann 25 points; 2.Ekstrom 18; 3.Tambay 15; 4.Rockenfeller 12; 5.Glock 10; 6.Spengler 8; 7.Tomczyk 6; 8.Farfus 4; 9.Scheider 2; 10.Hand
*Unofficial results
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| Robert Wickens, Mercedes C-Coupe (Photo: DTM.com) |